smooth over

Andrews’ body language was of someone smoothing over a minor ruckus, her voice soothing as she asked co-workers if they were OK.

These stars embody the care and anxieties their characters feel for each other, wielding their chemistry to smooth over abrupt tonal shifts.

Chef Lachlan explains that we put oil in a pan to create a viscous layer and to smooth over the micro serrations and micro scratches in the pan.

Britain was attempting to smooth over a flap that arose over Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s recent pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago, former President Trump’s Florida resort.

That level of fine detail usually isn't needed, even for cutting-edge materials science research, because light vibrates so quickly that it smooths over local imperfections in a material.